Esterfication Lab

Today we had a short class, so we tried out making our own Esters. The lab wasn't for marks, which didn't matter because it was fun!

Purpose: To synthesize an Ester from a carboxylic acid and an alcohol

We tried creating either an orange scent (Octyl Alcohol and Acetic Acid), a wintergreen scent (Methyl Alcohol and Salicylic Acid) or a raspberry scent (Isobutyl Alcohol and Formic Acid).

My group was able to come up with a slight wintergreen scent by the end of this short class.

We may get another chance to create our own esters. Fun!